Claire rcer parked her car at the main gate of the rcer estate.
She parked by the gate in case the rcer family tried to pull any tricks; this way, she could make a quick getaway if things went south.
After parking, she stared at the place where she had once lived.
She was familiar with every blade of grass, every tree.
And now, she was about to leave this place where she’d grown up for good.
A mix of complicated feelings churned within her.
Before Scarlett Jewel returned, before she knew the truth about her birth...
She had held so affection for this family, one way or another.
After all, she had once believed she was the rcers’ biological daughter.
Even though her parents favored Oscar rcer, even though they were overly strict and cruel to her.
She could never bring herself to truly hate them.
Because she thought Julian rcer and Judith Caldwell had given her life and, however crudely, raised her.
But that all changed when they locked her in a dark room against her will, risking her life just to marry her off to that Mr. Bower.
Any lingering affection she had for the rcer family completely vanished then.
From now on, she would have no connection to the rcer family whatsoever.
As long as they didn’t bother her, she wouldn’t go out of her way to start trouble.
The best-case scenario was for them to treat each other as strangers and stay out of each other’s lives.
She composed herself and walked through the rcer estate’s gate.
"The young miss is back."
A servant greeted her upon seeing her, then went inside to announce her arrival.
Claire rcer found that a bit strange.
In the past, she had never been valued in this house.
Because of Julian rcer and Judith Caldwell’s attitude toward her, even the servants paid her no mind.
It was strange for them to proactively call her "young miss" today.
’Could it be because I turned the rcer family upside down and into a complete ss... that these servants realized I’m not soone to be trifled with?’
’Is that why their attitude has changed?’
’It’s not impossible!’
Still, she remained on high alert.
Any abnormal behavior could be a sign that the rcer family was about to stir up more trouble.
In any case, she had to get the agreent signed first.
Sign it, then get out of here quickly.
With that thought, Claire rcer entered the house.
Inside, Julian rcer, Judith Caldwell, Oscar rcer, and Scarlett Jewel were all present.
And there was also an official-looking person in what appeared to be a notary’s uniform.
’Hard to believe the rcers were actually this thorough.’
’They even called soone from the notary office to be a witness.’
’This is even better. It’ll keep them from backing out later and causing more drama.’
As for Julian rcer and the others, their expressions upon seeing her were the sa as always—unwelcoming.
Their eyes didn’t even try to hide the disgust and deep-seated hatred they held for her.
The father and son, Julian and Oscar rcer, shot her a dark glance.
Then they let out a dismissive snort.
She had expected Judith Caldwell to unleash a torrent of curses at her, as she usually did.
But today, Judith just glared at her viciously without saying a word.
However, the look in her narrow, triangular eyes seed to want to strangle Claire on the spot.
But the swollen, red handprint on her face caught Claire rcer’s attention. Even though Judith had caked on a thick layer of foundation, the mark was still noticeable.
"What happened to your face?"
She couldn’t help but ask.
Judith Caldwell instantly covered her face, glaring at Claire in fury.
"What’s it to you?"
’This damn bitch...’
’She’s just mocking , humiliating , enjoying my misery.’
’She obviously already guessed I was a victim of dostic abuse.’
’And she still asks, just to rub salt in the wound.’
Seeing that Judith’s arrogance had deflated, Claire rcer let out a mocking laugh.
"It looks like things haven’t been going well for you lately. You seem even more pathetic than I imagined."
"But as your forr daughter, let give you a kind reminder: when a woman becos a victim of dostic abuse, she can use the law to protect herself."
"Besides, n who abuse their wives are the most useless of all."
"And since the rcer family is unlikely to make a coback, you might as well take this chance to find your next romance."
As soon as she said this, fury erupted in Julian rcer’s eyes.
He looked like he wanted to march over and slap her twice.
"How dare you say that to my face! Do you still see as your father?"
"What do you think?" Claire rcer retorted.
"Isn’t the whole point of being here today to terminate the agreent and sever all ties with you?"
Seeing this, Scarlett Jewel stepped forward, shaking her head and sighing at Claire rcer.
"Sister, you really should work on that temper of yours."
"After all, Mom and Dad raised you. No matter how dissatisfied you are with them, you should at least be grateful for that, right?"
"Besides, this agreent hasn’t been signed yet. Until it is, you’re still a daughter of the rcer family."
"As a daughter, how can you try to drive a wedge between our parents and encourage them to divorce?"
"Aren’t you afraid that if people outside find out, they’ll call you a heartless monster?"
Claire rcer watched with cold contempt as Scarlett Jewel put on her act of a gentle, well-mannered, and understanding daughter.
Scarlett’s eyes, looking at her, glinted with amusent. She was the only person in the rcer family who was "pleasant" to her.
’Of course. I’m about to cut ties with the rcer family completely.’
’From now on, she’ll be the only young lady of the house.’
’She probably sees as a defeated rival, which is why she’s smiling so happily.’
"Maybe one day, if Gavin Sinclair abuses you, you’d better just endure it. Don’t call the police, don’t fight back, and definitely don’t get a divorce, okay?"
After saying this, Claire rcer gave her a cold, sneering glance, not bothering to waste another word on her.
She didn’t want to get into a verbal spat with any of them. It was a waste of ti.
She walked over to the sofa and slowly sat down, her cold gaze sweeping over the group.
Then, she took out the "Termination of Adoption Agreent" she had prepared.
"If there are no problems, just sign it. Let’s not waste each other’s ti."
Seeing his mother and sister get shut down one after another, Oscar rcer couldn’t hold back anymore and cursed at her.
"You heartless jinx."
Hearing this, Claire rcer shot him a cold glare and contemptuously spat out a few words.
"Ungrateful vampire."
The mont he heard the word "vampire," Oscar rcer’s expression turned even uglier.
For the past week, he had been relentlessly berated online because of the blood transfusion Claire rcer had given him.
Now, just seeing or hearing that word triggered a visceral disgust in him.
He was the esteed CEO of the rcer Group; no one had ever insulted him like this.
He had never been so humiliated as he was these past few days.
Even a young lady from a wealthy family he’d recently taken an interest in had blocked and deleted him because of it.
And it was all that bitch Claire rcer’s fault.
"You ungrateful wolf."
Claire rcer scoffed. "You have the audacity to call ungrateful?"
"If my blood hadn’t saved you, the grass on your grave would be two ters high by now."
"Is this how you treat the person who saved your life?"
"Oscar rcer, since you hate and despise so much, if you have any backbone, you’ll give back all the blood I gave you."
"If you actually dared to do it, I’d respect you as a man."
"You can’t stand the sight of , yet you use my blood..."
"Oscar rcer, don’t you think you’re just pathetic? Truly pathetic?"
Oscar rcer: "You...!"
"If you have any backbone, give back all the blood I gave you."
Claire rcer added crudely, "If you don’t have the guts, then stop running your damn mouth in front of and shut your filthy trap."
"That’s enough," Julian rcer snapped at Claire rcer, his face cold.
"What’s with all the shouting? You start a fight the mont you walk into my house. Do you think this is a marketplace?"
Being yelled at by Julian rcer like that, Claire rcer’s temper flared up too.
’Oscar was the one who called a jinx first. I was just refuting him with the facts.’
’Why is he yelling at **?’
Reviews
All reviews (0)